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[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
I figured I'd make a quick video for those wondering about that and anything else that I might have touched on, as talking and physically showing is much easier than trying to describe an aspect through text and photos.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Final5k:
Thank you for sharing your opinions! This is a great video review of the case with very detail explanation! I think I'm going to let myself tempted by it and get one!
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
Cheers! Glad I could be of some assistance.

And don't forget to hit Thanks if I have helped ya ;)

I suppose I did! Is that...a bad thing?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Vic2rious:
I really need a thin case with a back stand so it easily fits in my skinny jeans, any recommendations?

Thanks

Sent from galaxy note
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ericshmerick:
Skinny jeans?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] scitech09:
Funny. I was thinking the same thing. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] scitech09:
Looks similar to the eBay TPU case with a stand. Nice and inexpensive. Thanks for posting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Happyshrapnel:
Thanks for the great video review Darkshot666. What's the inside of the slide capsule case made out of. Is there any soft rubber insider protect the phone? Just worried if the phone is rubbing up against hard plastic that it may cause minor scratches.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
Hey no problem. The case inside is the same hard plastic as well. But being a molded plastic, there's no worries that it'll scratch the device. It also fits so tight and snug that there's no movement in the case. At all.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] scitech09:
I have had tight fitting cases scratch devices before, especially when they slide across the device. This was mainly with things such as the iPad, which has a scratch prone shaved aluminum finish. I actually prefer the plastic build of the Samsung devices since they are less prone to scratching. Plus, the back battery cover on the GNote is readily replaced. I did get this case based in part on darkshot666's review. My only suggestion is to make sure no dirt or sand is trapped between the case and the GNote.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Final5k:
Look at 00:38sec how easily the person removes the top part of the case without any effort - Seems that in reality, the top and bottom parts do not fit that tight together.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] theoscat:
dont you think that it is a bit expensive for a pure plastic :(?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
It's not like that when you get it. I assume it'll work it's way to that if you constantly take the case off, but otherwise it's good. I have a tough time removing the case from my phone to be honest.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] AdzUK:
I've managed to sell the phone stand that I bought, so I have ordered one of these in the black + blue colour combo. Thanks for the pics and vid DarkShot666 :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
Mine should be coming sometime this week or next. A bit worried about the bulk from that latest video. Better to be safe than sorry though
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] scitech09:
Cool. I look forward to seeing your pictures and hearing your opinion of the case.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Final5k:
1 question to owners of this case - do you have the metal battery cover? If so, does it fit in the hard case?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
You got some screen protectors? That's lame, mine didn't.

Regardless that case looks damn good.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] scitech09:
Looks really nice. Thanks for posting.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Anishmirza:
Its really good, wud like to buy it..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DarkShot666:
Ah.

Fair enough.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] holgalee:
Tried out the case at a local shop today. The sales person helped me to put it on and remove it and it seems quite a tight fit. She certainly had so much trouble sliding it out that a bit of my screen protector on the right edge (not cormer) came out as well!

The plastic is hard and smooth, and too smooth in my opinion. The case adds an additional 2-3mm around the phone on each side, making it far wider than I would like. So I didn't get it in the end because I have small hands.

What I have right now is a Korean Design Craft case that's slim and lightweight, but slightly thicker than the SGP ultra thin air. It looks similar to this one here except that the website doesn't show the Note version. The difference from the SGS2 version is that the 'dots' (more like squares arranged diagonally) do not cover the edges but only the centre portion, so 1cm around each edge is without the added friction. But I find the dots sufficient and very useful in adding friction to my Note, so it's harder to slip through my fingers.

BTW, I bought that from a local shop as well, and can't find the pictures online.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
Received mine just a minute ago. Yeah it's really thick. Very tight fit too. But it's great. It won't protect against hard impacts with alot of force, but it should protect against scratches. One thing I don't like is it has one corner almost bare with no protection. Imo, it's even easier to carry now. Coming from the defender, I love the bulk
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] AdzUK:
Mine should be here sometime this year...
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
I think you'll like it when you get it.

For those that have been using it a couple of days now, do you recommend taking it on and off alot?

The first time I put it on, it was really tight, and I was a bit worried about scratching the actual phone. So I've left it on since.

And does the case put any extra pressure on the buttons? (I worry about all cases doing this to my phone).

I've noticed with the case on, that pressing the power button can but done with a very subtle tap now, and i don't have to fully press down on it anymore. So is it partially pushed down now due to the case?

Just from judging the pics from the other cases for the note, it seems that this case is the most protective so far. And one of the best looking ones.

For sure, because this case is so good, the next accessory I buy for my note will either be an otterbox defender case, or the mugen battery with protective case.

Edit: I answered my own questions. Case does not damage phone at all. The top half is much easier to remove than the bottom half. A word of caution for those with a screen protector on their camera, because removing the top half of the case pulled off the screen protector that's on my back camera. And I pushed out the button cover of the case that is over my power button, so now I don't accidentally turn off my phone anymore. This case is really worth the money imo. But wish it was bigger for an extended battery.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] PolishDude:
Got my case last Friday, got the black one with the blue stand, I love the way it looks, wish it didnt have the corner cut out for the Korean antenna but not that big of a deal. Only small issue i have is when I pull it out of my pocket, sometimes the rubber buttons for the volume catch and dislodge. I am just hoping I don't lose it. Power button stays in fine.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Wybo:
Bought it yesterday, looks awesome. Hope to recieve it fast. But i would like to know it's weith and measurements. Do I overlook ik somewhere?
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] AdzUK:
I got mine today. It is a really tight fit but that's not a problem for me, mine will always be on. It didn't touch my screen protector when I slid it on luckily. It adds just a bit more bulk then my previous case which was the nillkin but overall I much prefer this one, it looks nicer imo and the stand is perfect for me. :)
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
Glad everyone likes their case. The black plastic over my power button fell off and I lost it. Those things fall off so easily. That's my biggest complaint right now. But I'm starting to see scratches on the case, and I'm glad I bought it, because those might have been scratches on my phone instead.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] ARTAQaf:
i am leaning toward this as my fav case. can we get some updates as to how you all like or dislike this case currently?

tx --- art.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] AdzUK:
Pros:

Good build quality

Built-in stand

Tight fit

Cons:

Adds a bit too much bulk imo

Very smooth means less grip

Overall I'd give it 6.5/10
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Invisman:
Those who own the Zenus capsule case, how do you compare it to one of those Otterbox Commuter/Defender cases (which is still non-existent for Galaxy Note)? I mean in terms of protection, grip, amount of thickness it adds etc..
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
Not very much grip at all. Not nearly as much protection as defender. It really only protects against scratches. But it's the prettiest of cases. Much better than nothing
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] Invisman:
That is disappointing. For the price and thickness it adds I was hoping it would provide protection at least along the lines of Otterbox Commuter series.

If it just protects from scratches, I shall go for the slimmer Nillkin hard cases that costs only $15.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/NILLKIN-HAR..._MobilePhonesCasesPouches&hash=item2316a6cca2

Or the Ultra thin hard case for $4

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Ultra-Thin-...=250996534376&ps=63&clkid=6740012391588272972
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] DPMAce:
Well it probably does provide better protection than those cases. But not on the same level as otterbox imo. Yeah I'll agree, price is kinda steep.
[Galaxy Note GT-N7000 Accessories] LauraAmerica:
A friend of mine got this one and I tried it out with my Note for a week.

You already stated lots of goodies about it (sure, I like it too), so I'm leaving here the negatives it might have (IMAO; BTW I'm industrial designer):

Zenus states this case is made of polycarbonate and a UV coat. Polycarbonate is hard plastic, it won't break nor dent easily but will cast scratches so easily (unless there's a protective coat, which is not mentioned by Zenus). Another sidekick of using polycarbonate is that it is so solid and dense that won't absorb impacts (in this Zenus that impact absorption job would be responsibility of the thin layer in the inside —only in the back—, the main case won't help with impact absorption at all, no matter how thick, being that hard it will just transmit the impact force practically integral). The UV coating protects from that specific range of light, is used to protect some pigmented thermoplastics (like polycarbonate, which is naturally transparent) and prevent their colors from washing out or fade caused by sun light. So it won't do anything about scratches (again, unless there's an additional coating not mentioned by Zenus).

The case is so thick it should provide excellent impact absorption protection but it doesn't, instead it adds bulkiness to our already bulky Note and makes some daily task harder (audio plug or cradle not fitting, getting out the stylus).

Finally, the kickstand isn't well designed. It works fine and looks terrific in both stands (out and retracted), but the issue is the system they picked to hold it in place when not used: it holds from your Note's side, like a claw. The Galaxy Note has a like-chrome finishing on its sides, it will eventually come off if we don't take care, scratching it with a plastic piece a couple times every day won't help. Sliding the whole thing in and out to wear the case is already bad for it, snapping the kickstand on its bare frame is way worse.

Don't get me wrong, I like this case and after my review I'm still thinking about getting one. You already mentioned all the goodies so I pointed out the issues in case some one had missed them.

Regards.
[HTC Sensation] TheOne741:
Hi all. I just bought a new 32gb microsd from samsung. My question is:

How would i go about and switch this card with the original? What are the absolutely necessary files or folders that need to be migrated from the old card to the new one? How do i format the new card?

Please be specific in answers coz i have not a lot of experience with android. I come from a touch hd with winmo.

Thanks in advance
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

Use a card reader.

Place the old card in the PC,open it and press control A,control C,and then control V into a new folder on your PC.

Take the new card ,put it in the PC,right click,format to fat 32.

Open the folder on your PC with all your saved old card stuff,and press control A,control C,and then control V into the new card.

Job done.

:)
[HTC Sensation] TheOne741:
Thanks for the prompt response. I was hoping of doing a bit of cleaning and that's why i asked which are the absolutely necessary files and folders coz i have a feeling that the old one is a bit polluted with all kinds of folders which i probably dont use. Thanks again though.
[HTC Sensation] malybru:
Hi,

I saw someone say that if you just put your own stuff on the card ,Android will place the files it needs on the card as well.

Not tested it,but you could try it first.

Do what I suggested anyway,then try it.

No harm will be done.

:)
[HTC Sensation] TheOne741:
Ok. I will try the last suggestion first and will post my findings in a few hours. I am at work now. Greetz
[HTC Sensation] status_six:
I just switched devices, and simply copied images and a few history files etc onto my pc as described above, reformatted card (hence wiping it) and put in new device. Your Rom will build everything else, then you can copy existing files from pc.

Sensation XE tbc
[HTC Sensation] TheOne741:
i did this:

I rebooted in recovery. unmounted the sdcard. took the old one out, put the new one in and formated it in recovery. rebooted phone and voila... card recognized in phone and clean. Android put itself the needed files to it. i just copied later my content into it via phone.

Thanks everybody for your replies.
[HTC Sensation] cdeeee:
Problem with upgrade SD Card - lost favorites

I recently upgraded by SD card and did exactly as outlined above. All seems ok except I lost the image album called favorites. I use this album often so this is a pain. Does anyone know what happened or what file needs to be recopied somewhere? My devices is rooted. Also, is there a favorites folder somewhere or is it just a tag? If yes, where is the location?

Thanks
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
Do NOT flash your hero phone with 3rd party ROMs unless necessary. I have played with many kinds of ROMs for 1 year. Most of them are downright laggy, unstable, or battery-draining although you could have some new features. These Roms are not fully tested. Some of them even contain spyware... You normally need to wipe your phone for most 3rd party ROM updates and that means you need to re-configure your phone again and again.. Now, I got my stock ROM back after making a Gold-card and I'm very satisfied with my HTC stock ROM. This is a fast, stable, power-saving and fully-tested ROM. Upgrade is very smooth and not painful.

I would suggest you to flash your phone by RUU and then root it by some tools, e.g. http://www.unlockroot.com/. But, please keep an eye on the install procedure. Do not install unnecessary apps unless you want.

The above is only my personal experience. Hope it helps.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dastin1015:
You must have been loading up some really bad ROMs if that was your experience. What kind of spyware have you even seen installed in ROMs? Each to their own.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Habarug:
Yeah, if it wasn't for custom roms I would've gotten myself a new phone ages ago. If you want a bugless Rom you just flash a fully tested Rom, if goin want to try something new flash a new Rom. I've never heard about spyware either.

sent with love from me to you
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
My used ROMs include Crons, CM, Villian and some others that I can't remember. At present, I don't think there is any spyware in Crons, CM, Villian. Crons, CM, Villian are generally recognised as good 3rd pary ROMs. However, I don't think any of them is more stable or faster than stock ROMs.

I found some spywares installed as system apps in some Chinese ROMs disributed from hiapk.com and bbs.anzhi.com.. These are individual-maintained ROMs.

To my understanding, if an app requires extra permissions than what it actually needs, then that could be a spyware.

I'm not a professional mobile device developer. What I need is a rooted ROM that is bugless, does it job well and therefore suitable for everyday use.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
Well, New features are very likely to require more computational resource. If you had a machine for win98, and you wanted to try Win7 with that, then I would suggest you not to do it.. HTC Hero is extacly that win98 Machine.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dastin1015:
That's why you stick to well known sites :) I also run my ROMs through tests before every release.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
Sounds good. I've never tried your ZERO ROMs. I may ask my friends to try it. I'm tired of changing and like the stock ROM (gets charged once and keeps running for three days).
[Hero, G2 Touch General] dastin1015:
Hold up on flashing it until I get the next release out.

私のEVO 3Dから送信される。
[Hero, G2 Touch General] aleksandar.1:
@gnubot, which stock ROM did u flashed?

Now I use a repack of the oficial OTA 2.1-update1,flashed it and i get some Force Close errors(like com.htc.bgp etc).

I tried VillainROM v12 and v13 and i was stuck on the load-screen (i think it is the Sense app that is stuck on).

I saw that @dastin1015 uploaded his Zero Hero Sense 3.5 ROM, looks nice and I would like to try it, but I have some doubts about some bugs. Also, i searched the forum, and couldn't find any info on how to downgrade to 2.1 (if something goes wrong). I can't post a question under the Developer forum (as a new forum user).

Any instructions or help for me(a new android user).

Thanks,
[Hero, G2 Touch General] saj222:
Bharat has a new RC version of dastin315's rom. Its at the bottom of the thread. Maybe that'll help?

As for 2.1, you could flash an official 2.1 RUU and then root afterwards.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] Tenpin:
Damn, you must'be flashed some rubbish roms mate. Try the decked, that should fulfill your needs.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
RUU_Hero_Chunghwa_3.31.751.1_R_Radio_63.18.55.06O_6.35.15.01_release_signed.exe

Do not try to remove build-in apps such as HTC weather..

I got "com.htc.bgp" when using Villian 12/13 as well, I have never had this in my official HTC Asia ROM.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
Do you think CM, Crons, Villian are rubbish? mate
[Hero, G2 Touch General] blakemil:
I'm a custom rom addict, rarely do I have a rom for more than 2 months before looking for something which more/better features. Sure there's some laggy roms out there, most of which are still in beta so you can't expect them to be "perfect" Roms. That said, there's plenty of excellent roms being worked on by some very clever and creative people, that go above and beyond the features stock roms offer. Get them from trusted sites/developers and you'll enjoy the experience ;)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
The best 3rd party ROM for Hero I used is Cronos.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] lobedoc:
This http://xdaforums.com/showthread.php?t=1435655 new rom is better than stock, i think its not rubbish. :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] bline007:
Why are u on a site dedicated to customizing and creating development for devices if u think stock is best. Shouldn't that be on the HTC website I'm sure they have a forum for that lol
[Hero, G2 Touch General] lolo7291:
The fact is that some Sense lovers are tired of laggy new sense ports I guess

Therefore, a stock android ROM is not a choice.

So, in a way, I must admit that gnubot is right.

But we can't deny that the work that JieeHD, dastin1015, elelinux and other devs did is pretty awesome!

And to finish, I don't really remember how many months HTC devs took to make a correct release of the new Sense...
[Hero, G2 Touch General] aleksandar.1:
That is SO correct!!

I've tried non-Sense roms, they're great and fast and stable and good-looking, but not for me... i don't feel comfortable with them.

I even have got back to generic 1.5. So getting back to stock is not a solution.

At this moment, i have Wildheroc RoseV5, it's sense and it's GB.

I'm waiting for the Zero Hero Sense 3.5 to be "stable" and i'll flash it :)
[Hero, G2 Touch General] distho:
I just had to post in this thread because of the title. It's pretty ridiculous that you'd create a topic on this site as bline007 said and not somewhere else. Especially using that topic title? You didn't really expect that anyone would agree with you I hope. For your sake I can only assume you meant to say "Be careful I've found some 3rd party roms with spyware" or the like.

P.S. I apologize for the flameish response but I feel a lot of patronage for this site and it's members because of the work massive amount of work and personal time they have spent to make my 'legacy' phone go out of it's comfort zone just to bring us features, options and a longevity we never expected from this phone. So please don't taint the hard work of the developers by making posts with titles as such.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
Yeah, I agree that the title is not appropriate. However, *Spyware* is not the main point. I do care about *stability* and *energy use* of ROM. Another message I would like to convey is 'Do NOT declare a ROM is stable until it is proven stable.' Offering users unstable stable ROMs will only give 3rd party ROMs a bad name.

Perhaps some 3rd party ROMs are faster than stock ROM (2.1) (I don't think any 2.1+ ROM can be faster). But, you can't compare the stability and energy use with the *pure* stock ROM. For example, I charge my battery once and keep it running for 3-4 days! I have never had any issue with the latest stock ROM. Everything works so perfectly! I don't need to be a flash maniac that flash my phone and re-configure it every time. OTA is so easy, smooth and not painful. A phone is a phone. It is a tool that helps you. I don't really like a phone that drives me crazy, eats my battery, and gives crashes again and again. Personally, a stable smart phone with less but essential and *stable* features is better than one with many more features but buggy.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] gnubot:
If you are tried of sluggish new sense ports, why not try the pure official RUU stock ROM. Do not try Villain V13, that's definite rubbish.

Well, Sense is really good and provides many useful widgets that do not require unnecessary permissions than the original 2.1. However, I admit that HTC sense weather is just a beautiful rubbish. I can't see the weather data curve of each hour and news. So, to fix it, I installed an android 2.1 weather MOD.
[Hero, G2 Touch General] simsalam:
To my mind, this is somewhat a useless topic...

XDA developers are about the community and testers, about finding something new and useful and implementing into our phones or whatever. If you consider yourself "I bought a phone I need to be able to call and text messages" then you, I believe, are on a wrong site.

Besides my personal opinion about it, I have to add, that 2 years ago when I bought HTC Hero, with 1.5 version, bluetooth out of the box wasn't even working, HTC for 6 months at least was promising to release 2.1 version, at some point I just quit waiting and got here, seen way bigger progress than HTC did. When I was creating tickets asking them when approximately update will show up giving 3, 6 months as an option, they were saying - sorry we do not know exactly.

So I am surprised that somebody found that support useful :)

Cheers